Chime® vs OnePay
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chime®
Manage your finances with tools for early payday access, fee-free overdraft protection, and credit building. This app offers a checking account with fee-free cash deposits and ATMs, plus automatic savings features and 24/7 support.
- Early payday access
- Fee-free overdraft protection
- Credit building tools
- Automatic savings
- Fee-free ATM access
- Send money with no transfer fees
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Join America’s #1 Choice for Banking™ and the millions who already bank fee-free.⁵ With Chime, your money works harder from the moment it hits your account.
OnePay
Manage your finances with a mobile banking solution offering early pay, rewards, and high-yield savings. Access a cash rewards credit card, affordable wireless plans, and a credit builder loan. Buy now, pay later options are also available.
- Early pay and rewards
- High-yield savings accounts
- Cash back credit card
- Affordable wireless plans
- Credit builder loan
- Buy now, pay later
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Meet your money super app. Through OnePay, you can bank, send, pay, spend, and borrow — plus build credit and earn cash back and rewards. OnePay is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by Coastal Community Bank or Lead Bank, Member FDIC. Cash back earned as OnePay Points, redeemable as a deposit into a OnePay deposit account/other available options pursuant to the OnePay Rewards Terms at onepay.com/rewards-terms. For terms/conditions relating to OnePay products, onepay.com/terms. For individual reward details see OnePay app. For certain reward offers utilizing OnePay Credit Cards &, and 3rd-party cards linked in the OnePay Wallet, purchases must be made using the physical card. ^Fee-Free Overdraft is available to OnePay deposit accounts that have received Direct Deposits totaling $500+ in the current or previous month. You must be 18 or older. When on, Savings Backup will be used before Fee-Free Overdraft. Overdraft balance is due right away. Eligible transactions are at the discretion of OnePay and may exclude certain transactions (e.g., bill pay, global transfers). See onepay.com/overdraft-details Δ3.35% annual percentage yield (APY) applies to the Savings balance of OnePay deposit accounts. APYs are as of 7/27/26, but may change at any time before or after account opening. ‡Cash back is earned as OnePay Points, redeemable into a OnePay deposit account or other available options. You must select your cash back category in the OnePay app monthly and you begin earning on the date it is selected. Eligible purchases are based on MCC. See onepay.com/rewards-terms. +Subject to credit approval. Cash back is earned as points on purchases made with your OnePay CashRewards Mastercard, which can be redeemed as a statement credit, as a deposit into a OnePay deposit account, or other available options. * When you enable OnePay Crypto, you must also agree to the zerohash llc and zerohash liquidity services llc terms and conditions and enable your zerohash account. Crypto services may not be available in all states. The value of any cryptocurrency, including digital assets pegged to fiat currency, commodities, or any other asset, may go to zero. zerohash llc is licensed to engage in Virtual Currency Business Activity by the New York State Department of Financial Services. **Teens are authorized users on their parent or guardian's Builder Card. When they turn 18, their Builder Card activity (starting from age 16) will be reported to the credit bureaus, provided they are still an authorized user, their SSN has been verified, and credit reporting has not been turned off. Credit score impact is independently determined and based on overall financial behavior; results may vary and are not guaranteed. Transactions using a virtual debit card are not reported. See OneProgress Services LLC (NMLS ID 2460509) Licenses at https://www.onepay.com/legal/licenses
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: OnePay at none against Chime®'s shown. Chime®'s advantage is ratings volume (1.6M vs 443K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Chime® against 4.9 for OnePay. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6M and 443K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 61% and 60% positive.
Chime® ships an update weekly, OnePay every 6 days. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Chime® | OnePay |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.6M ratings) | 4.9 (443K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews — better | 60.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6M — better | 443K |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #8 | #7 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 184 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chime Financial, Inc. | One Finance, Inc. |
Customer experience
Chime®
OnePay
User reviews
Chime®
From 1.6M App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Early paycheck
- 💰 No overdraft fees
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 💳 Credit builder feature
- 💳 Spot me feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Inconsistent direct deposit timing
- 🤖 Poor chatbot support
- 💳 Difficulty with card activation/replacement
- 💰 Fees for cash deposits
- 🤔 Unclear account closure policies
OnePay
From 443K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Efficient banking features
- 🔒 Secure transactions
- 👍 Intuitive user interface
- 💡 Useful budgeting tools
- 🤑 Generous cash back and rewards
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unreliable app performance
- 🤯 Frustrating account changes
- 🤔 Lack of transparency
- 🙅♀️ Poor customer service
- 💸 Unexpected fees and charges
Bugs and requests
Chime®
Reported bugs
3 issues- Delayed check deposits
- Unexplained account closures
- Disappearing funds during transfers
Requested features
4 requests- Instant transaction updates
- Option to choose credit builder amount
- Temporary card for emergencies
- Physical bank branches
OnePay
Reported bugs
4 issues- Frequent app crashes
- Delayed transaction updates
- Issues with account access
- Incorrect account balances
Requested features
5 requests- Mobile check deposit
- Instant fund transfers
- More customization options
- Improved transaction search
- Joint account management
In-app purchases
Chime®
No in-app purchases
OnePay
No in-app purchases







